So Steve Kampfer is getting his day with Stanley Cup on August 25, but does anyone know whether or not he got his name engraved on it? I never heard either way.

Anyway, the mgoblue.com press release below has the details on Kampfer bringing the Cup to Ann Arbor and Yost Ice Arena. A Jackson Citizen Patriot article says he's also taking the Cup to Plymouth and Jackson, with details on the latter:

From 4-6 p.m., he will be in front of Daryl’s Downtown on Michigan Avenue, where fans can get autographs and have their picture taken with the Stanley Cup.

Kampfer is asking for a $10 donation to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor in recognition of the work performed there to help his sister, Kristin, through numerous health challenges early in her life.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Former University of Michigan ice hockey player and current member of the 2011 Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins Steve Kampfer (2007-10) will be sharing his day with the Stanley Cup with the U-M community on Thursday, Aug. 25. Kampfer will put the Stanley Cup on display from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the U-M locker room at Yost Ice Arena.

"I'm excited to bring the Cup back to the place that has made me the player I am today," said Kampfer. "Coming back to the place I wanted to play at since I was the age of four is a dream come true. I couldn't be more excited to share it with the great fans of Michigan as well. Without them, we wouldn't have the best rink to play college hockey in. I want fans to be able to see the Stanley Cup and enjoy the day with my family and friends."

Kampfer will be signing complimentary autographs. Pictures with Kampfer and the Stanley Cup will cost $10, with all proceeds being split between C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and the University of Michigan ice hockey program.

"The coaches and players I played with at Michigan deserve credit for helping me achieve the goals I have reached so far, which is why it's important to me to give back to the program," said Kampfer. "I've chosen to give back to Mott hospital because when I was younger my sister faced some challenges and she spent time going in and out of Mott, so it is a place that has touched home. The doctors and research conducted at Mott have given people a chance to have a better life and achieve some amazing accomplishments. I am giving back to them so more kids will have the chance to live a fulfilling life."

Kampfer became the 17th Wolverine alumnus to win the Stanley Cup, when the Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final on June 16, 2011. A rookie for the Bruins in 2010-11, Kampfer played 38 regular-season games, scoring five goals and five assists, earning a +9 plus/minus rating, and accruing 12 penalty minutes. Kampfer did not make an appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Kampfer was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the fourth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. His rights were traded to Boston in March 2010.

Kampfer played four seasons at Michigan, accumulating seven goals and 53 assists over 147 games. He helped the Wolverines win the 2007-08 CCHA regular-season championship and the 2008 and 2010 CCHA Tournament titles.

Having watched some recent MSU hockey, most notably the Championship game at the GLI and the most recent debacles, I thought it worthy to break down MSU's penalties this year to illustrate (THROUGH EXCEL!!!1!) how their penalties have gone through the year.

Rough

Stick

Cross

Charge

Hook

Hold

Behind

ATW

Trip

Elbow

Slash

Board

Interfer.

Total

Opp

10/10 (Umass)

1

3

1

1

6

2

10/11 (Boston)

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

8

8

10/16 (Umass-L)

2

1

2

2

2

9

7

10/17 (Umass-L)

1

1

1

2

1

1

7

6

10/24 (NMU)

1

1

1

1

1

5

4

10/25 (NMU)

1

1

1

2

1

1

7

5

10/31 (WMU)

1

2

1

2

1

7

7

11/01 (WMU)

1

1

1

3

2

1

1

10

11

11/07 (OSU)

1

1

1

1

1

5

4

11/08 (OSU)

1

1

2

1

5

6

11/14 (Miami)

6

1

1

6

2

2

2

20

20

11/15 (Miami)

1

1

1

3

7

11/21 (N-O)

1

1

1

1

4

4

11/22 (N-O)

2

1

1

1

5

5

11/28 (Wisc)

5

1

2

1

9

6

11/29 (Minn)

1

1

1

3

6

12/05 (UM)

3

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

13

14

12/06 (UM)

2

1

1

1

2

1

8

6

12/16 (USA)

1

3

2

1

7

10

12/27 (Ndak)

2

1

1

1

1

6

8

12/28 (UM)

3

1

1

1

1

2

9

5

1/2 (Alaska)

1

1

1

1

1

5

4

1/3 (Alaska)

1

1

1

1

1

5

6

1/16 (Miami)

1

2

1

2

6

6

1/17 (Miami)

1

1

3

1

3

9

8

1/23 (UM)

1

1

1

3

7

1/24 (UM)

3

1

2

1

3

1

1

1

13

12

Totals

29

7

15

8

21

15

5

34

20

7

18

7

11

197

194

Bench penalties (too many players) & flops not included in penalties, clipping considered "tripping," unsportsmanlike and game misconducts, as well as grasping facemask and kneeing, considered roughing, game DQs ignored

Of note:
7 boarding penalties. 5 in the past 3 games (wtf!?) and 6 in the past 6 games. 3 in one game against Miami? Come on dude.

Conboy has committed 29 penalties in 21 games. He had multiple games of 2+ (woot!) and one of those wonderful boarding penalties. Schepke, fwiw, just can't help himself (2) from doing that ("Sorry coach, they just keep falling down!)

What does this show? MSU might not be committing too many more penalties than their opponents (though you may argue they drag their opponent into scrums - see: Miami, UM). However, when 34 of your penalties are stupid scrums after the whistle (17%) and 29 (15%) are from roughing... you have a lack of self-control in your players. But when you had 2 boarding penalties all season and double that in a week? The coach has zero control.